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The Lipetsk fighter-pilot school ((ドイツ語:Kampffliegerschule Lipezk)) was a secret training school for fighter pilots operated by the German ''Reichswehr'' at Lipetsk, Soviet Union, now the Lipetsk Air Base. It operated from 1926 to 1933.〔(Geheimvertrag mit der Roten Armee ) ''Der Spiegel'': Secret contracts with the Red Army, accessed 1 July 2011〕〔(Lipezk. Die geheime Fliegerschule und Erprobungsstätte der Reichswehr in der Sowjetunion ) German Federal Archives, accessed 1 July 2011〕 Germany, prohibited by the Treaty of Versailles to operate an air force, was able to find alternative means to continue training and development for the future ''Luftwaffe''. Apart from Lipezk, Germany also operated a tank school, the ''Panzerschule Kama'' (1926–33) and a gas warfare school, the ''Gas-Testgelände Tomka'' (1928–31) in the Soviet Union.〔 ==Background== The Treaty of Versailles, signed on 28 June 1919, prohibited Germany from operating any form of air force after the country had lost the First World War. Initially, it also prohibited the production and import of any form of aircraft in the country. In 1922, the clause on civilian aircraft was dropped and Germany was able to produce planes again, followed in 1923 with the country regaining control of its airspace. The operation or production of aircraft for military means was however still prohibited.〔 The German military, the ''Reichswehr'', was well aware of the value of air warfare and was determined not to fall too far behind in knowledge and training. For this purpose alternative means, outside Germany, were explored.〔 Germany had normalised its relations with the Soviet Union in 1922, with the signing of the Treaty of Rapallo. At the time, both countries were outcasts in the world community.〔(Schulterschluss mit Moskau ) ''Der Spiegel'': Solidarity with Moscow, accessed 1 July 2011〕 Initially, Germany was unwilling to break the Treaty of Versailles. This attitude changed however in 1923, when French and Belgian troops occupied the Ruhr area after Germany defaulted on its reparations. In light of the events of the ''Ruhrkampf'', the German Army ordered 100 new aircraft from Fokker in the Netherlands, among them 50 newly developed Fokker D.XIIIs. Additionally, the German Navy had also ordered a small number of planes.〔 With the end of the ''Ruhrkampf'' in September, Germany was at a loss as how to proceed with the ordered planes which were due for delivery in 1924. At this stage, the Soviet Union was approached, and showed an interest in Germany developing aircraft in the country; the German manufacturer Junkers had already been operating a production facility for military aircraft near Moscow since 1923. 〔 In June 1924, retired Colonel Hermann von der Lieth-Thomsen became a permanent representative of the ''Reichswehr's'' ''Truppenamt'', the secret General Staff of the German Army, in Moscow. At the same time, seven German instructors were sent to the Red Air Force. On 15 April 1925, Lieth-Thomsen signed a contract to establish a German fighter-pilot school at Lipetsk.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lipetsk fighter-pilot school」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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